There ’s so much riding onSunday ’s final episode of HBO’sThe Night Of . Within the fictional world of the show , the termination of the trial will have financial and calling ramification for the characters , and in the precarious case ofNasir Khan , his very exemption hang on the jury ’s determination . But HBO and the series ' nous trust present a mettle - racking state of affairs of their own : will they stick the landing or wipe out ?

Prestige crime dramas centering on frantic , individual - time of year attempts to resolve mysteries –True Detective , The Jinx , and The Killingcome to intellect –   face   a rough set of viewer expectations than shows in other genres . Even if the first seven episodes of an eight - instalment series are nearly consummate , woe to the showrunner who does n’t draw things up in a satisfying path .   But as the narrative progresses and new defendant , supposititious scenario , and red herrings are introduced , with the show barrel toward a decision , the telephone number of potential termination pass away like geek of pelt peeling off attorney John Stone ’s eczema - afflicted feet . ( Sorry . )

The Night Ofis take a hop to   conclude with some loose ends still swing , an inevitable side effect of constructing such an intricate , novel - like plot of ground with ambition to canvass taxonomical iniquity more than present a received - consequence whodunit . But to clear its property in the pantheon of great , the show must answer sure questions .   While there ’s a vague hypothesis that the show couldreturn for another season , it ’s safe to simulate that this fib will achieve a conclusion on Sunday . Here are eight question – starting with the big and most canonic – that we need the finale to answer .

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Did Naz kill Andrea?

More than any other question , this is the onewe’ve been obsessing over . One of the show ’s most engrossing qualities has been the style it dally with the looker ’s perception of Naz , introduce him as a unruffled , mild - mannered kid in the pilot burner and slowly revealing his darker edges with each subsequent instalment as he struggles to survive in the nightmare - like confines of Rikers Island . It ’s been a harrowing journey for Naz . Those speculative finger tattoo wo n’t come off . Whether he ’s guilty or not , Naz will emerge from this trial by ordeal a changed man .

While the conjectural resolve to the subject are endless , there ’s really only two options here : he either did it or he did n’t . However , a cursory understanding of the American justice system suggests that in reality consecrate a offense and being determine guilty in a judicature of law are two dissimilar things . After last calendar week ’s episode , thing are actually bet up for Naz a second , and it increasingly feels like he will be happen unacquainted , but it ’s safe to usurp the conclusion will still hold some note of equivocalness or mystery .

One possibility is that Naz could be found innocent in the murder of Andrea but subsequently be charged as an add-on in the brutal execution of his fellow prisoner   Victor , which ended last week ’s sequence . That case of harsh close would not be a stretch for a show that has congratulate itself on exploring the distorted irony and horrors of the felonious judge system . It would also explain why we ’ve pass so much time with Michael K. Williams ' fictitious character , Freddy Knight : he ’s a part of the endgame .

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Another potentially depressing end : Naz get off , but when destitute come to the realization that he actually did kill Andrea while he was blacked out . The many quick , fragment - corresponding flashbacks in last week ’s installment jot that we could see the missing pieces of Naz ’s memory . That type of moody , downbeat finish would undoubtedly infuriate some rooter – plus , it would play into the racism that ’s spur crimson retribution against Pakistani taxi drivers – but it would fit out with the show ’s overall bleak tone .

One path that seems especially unconvincing : theScooby Dooending . Though it would be cool to see Naz peel a rubber eraser mask off someone .

What happened to the fourth knife?

One of the highlights of last week ’s installment , " Ordinary Death , " was check Helen Weiss ( played with dry mood by Jeannie Berlin ) confront off against the equally sardonic andperfectly namedpathologist Dr. Katz . During their playful exchange , the two discuss a missing knife that was not found in Andrea ’s brownstone apartment . While it ’s possible , as Weiss evoke , that the tongue was lose in the eight years that Andrea ’s own the set , it seems more likely that this weapon system will make a surprise cameo appearance on Sunday . ( And , like most of the actors on the show , you will probably recognise the blade from some other HBO dramatic play . )

Will Detective Box be redeemed?

When Detective Box ( the impeccableBill Camp ) appeared in the first episode ofThe Night Of , he was a portrait of steely professionalism . Like the fuzz found in Richard Price ’s novel or onThe Wire , Box was a wry and knowing master copy of his barter , dutifully go about his grisly workplace with an efficiency befitting his years . But now , after last week ’s drubbing in the courtroom by the formidable Chandra Kapoor ( Amara Karan ) and the reveal that he tamper with grounds by giving Naz his inhaler , the formerly majestic research worker has retired in shame . Will last calendar week ’s golf game club - gifting farewell be the last we see of Box ? give his importance to the story so far , I ’m estimate believably not .

How does Andrea’s stepdad fit into all this?

Of all the red herrings introduce over the course of the show , both dauntless , foot - itching attorney John Stone and the show ’s creators have spent a considerable amount of metre focusing on the professional and personal living of Andrea ’s stepfather , Don , played with stealthy menace byPaul Sparks . He may not have killed Andrea himself – in hispiece for Thrillist , author Sam Fragoso offered up the possibility that Don paid Petey , the captive who kill himself in last hebdomad ’s episode , to commit the crime – but it ’s improbable that we ’ll have devoted so much clock time to Don ’s exercising weight - lifting , mountain lion - hunt ways without a payoff .

What happened to Duane Reade?

More specifically , I want to love what happened at the end of Episode 5 , when John Stone dog after Duane Reade down a dark alley . The installment finish on a blackout , but , like … where did he go ? Also , why did Stone run so recklessly after him in a distinctly grave situation ? What was he going to do if he caught him ? And really , is his name Duane Reade ? Were his parents blissfully unaware of the popular apothecary’s shop and restroom store ? Seriously , so many unrequited Duane Reade interrogation . Somebody get this guy a spinoff .

What was the deal with the creepy hearse driver?

Of all the potential suspects , this guy wire , who go bad by the name of Mr. Day , has get the least amount of covert time , which either puddle him the least potential cerise herring or just a very connive murderer . In his big scene with Chandra , which feel a bit like it was beamed in from an episode ofLaw & Orderbecause of the path Mr. Day just kept snuff it about his study while getting question , he hinted that he might just be a Bible - quoting killer of unseasoned women . At the very least , he ’s shamed of being creepy as pit .

Where’s the cat going to live?

significant television rule : if a show has a cat , it has to let us know what happens to the cat . We have n’t been this worried about the fate of a possibly symbolical felid sincethe Coen brothers’Inside Llewyn Davis . If the last does not end with John Turturro gingerly placing the petty kitty in a new domicile , there will be riots in the streets . The cat should not have to live in one minuscule room . play free , little outfit - quat !

What will happen to John Stone’s feet?

Many critics have complained about the dullness of Stone ’s eczema plot : the unnumberable gratis shots of bulla - covered infantry , the many misstep to various medico , and the Viagra roundabout way . But I ’ve make a hypothesis : what if the eczema is n’t a metaphor ? What if we have n’t been ascertain a labyrinth - like law procedural with an unneeded peel - treatment metaphor tacked on ? What if the police adjective is a metaphor for what ’s go on with Stone ’s feet ? What if the whole case with Naz is just a misdirection from the substantial cabal proceed on ?

I think you get what I ’m saying : the magical substructure Doctor of the Church Dr. Yee killed Andrea . font close .

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